Our final day in
Alaska.
We solemnly left Seward in
the late afternoon. The bus ride to
Anchorage would take approximately three hours.
However, we stopped at the Trail Lake for a final group photograph. The reflection was amazing! We also stopped
at the nearby Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center to drive through the animal
exhibits. The Conservation Center is
home to black bear, grizzly bear, elk, caribou, fox, lynx, deer, and the only known
heard of wood bison in the state. We finally got to see bears! While not in the
wild, this was the next best thing. They
were playing and relaxing in the water.
While we were driving, our
views of the lakes, forests, and mountains were slightly obscured by a ghostly
haze. The fuzziness on the horizon was
caused by a forest fire burning a ways away from our destination.
We arrived in Anchorage and
stopped one last time a Hope Community Resources. Two students, Malindi and Kelsey, will be
working at Hope over the summer. They
were departing us at this time. We said
our goodbyes and Malindi and Kelsey were on their way to their new summer
jobs. We also headed over to East 20th,
our home away from home in Anchorage to pick up some clothes and equipment people
had forgotten. We said one last goodbye
to the Irish students and also ran into Malindi and Kelsey who will be staying
at East 20th during the summer.
Saying another goodbye, we headed down to the coast to wait relax before
going to the airport. We played on a
playground by the coast, called friends and family, and relaxed by the
water.
Our flight boards at 8:45
PM Pacific Time and will be arriving at the Minneapolis and St. Paul airport around
6 AM Central Standard Time. See you
soon!!
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